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Welcome the first of hopefully many episodes focussing on micromobility.

In this episode we talk with Lisa Conibear, Zoomo UK & EU Regional Director. Zoomo are an innovative micromobility company - they describe themselves as “The World’s leader in light electric vehicles (LEVs) and after-market servicing built on the experience of thousands of delivery riders.”

Subjects discussed:

e-bikes for individual couriers and commercial use

subscription models

last mile delivery

city transformations through cycling infrastructure

cool tech

shared micromobility

e-bike theft prevention technology 

predictive maintenance 

and some job openings at Zoomo!

Zoomo on EV Directory https://www.evdirectory.co/listings/ebikes-scooters/australia/sydney/zoomo/

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In this info podcast we provide an overview of the different types of vehicles available and how they work, plus the pros and cons of each type.

ICE - internal combustion engine

Hybrid

Mild Hybrid

PHEV - Plug-in Hybrid

FCEV - Fuel Cell EV

BEV - Battery EV

Please download our free poster-size diagram which you can use for education, training and in talking to your customers.

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Electric charging vector icon courtesy of Vecteezy

 

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In this tech primer we talk about some of the challenges around AI and autonomous vehicles, and why self-driving taxis haven't appeared as quickly as we might have expected.

This is a massive subject and we're just scratching the surface in this pod.

Subjects Covered

- AI basics and levels of autonomy

- Why self-driving software differs from 'normal' software development

- Static scene recognition

- Further capabilities required for a self-driving vehicle

- Hardware

- Companies working in the self-driving space - and their challenges

- Future and timelines

Links

https://www.forbes.com/sites/lanceeliot/2019/12/20/explaining-level-4-and-level-5-of-self-driving-cars-in-plain-english/?sh=6cfe82484709

Predictive AIhttps://wayve.ai/blog/predicting-the-future/

California Department of Motor Vehicles - Autonomous Vehicle Testing Permit Holdershttps://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/vehicle-industry-services/autonomous-vehicles/autonomous-vehicle-testing-permit-holders/

Technical blog on autonomous vehicles https://towardsdatascience.com/ai-and-the-vehicle-went-autonomous-e176c73239c6

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a31122014/tesla-testing-autonomous-mode-12-miles/

https://blog.waymo.com/

State of AI report - very detailed presentation from AI investors (covering a range of industries)https://www.stateof.ai/

https://www.futurebridge.com/uncategorized/autonomy-delay-current-challenges-and-bottlenecks/

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The EV car community loves to talk about how efficient EVs are. Of course they are much more efficient than polluting gasoline or diesel cars.

But how well does a car stack up for efficiency against an e-bike or even a e-scooter?? Let's run some numbers and find out. The winner might surprise you...

We compare the efficiency of different types of EV:

SUV - Audi e-Tron

Family hatchback - Hyundai Ioniq

City car - Citroen Ami (2 seat)

e-Cargo bike - Riese and Muller

e-MTB mountain bike - KTM

e-scooter - Xiaomi M365

Website link

https://www.evnow.net/2021/01/what-is-the-most-efficient-ev/

More show notes coming shortly....

In this magazine episode we're featuring:

- Brexit (briefly..)

- Hyundai makes a Robotics acquisition

- Autonomous vehicle charging from VW

- Tokyo dumps gasoline by 2030

- Apple enters the EV space (allegedly..)

- Toyota is making an actual EV (not a hybrid..)

- Some outstanding end of year EV deals in the USA

 

Links

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davekeating/2021/12/27/brexit-deal-protects-uk-electric-car-tradefor-now/?sh=22d264de6470

https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Automobiles/Tokyo-one-ups-rest-of-Japan-with-2030-electric-vehicle-goal

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-autos-exclusive-idUSKBN28V2PY

https://www.volkswagenag.com/en/news/stories/2019/12/volkswagen-lets-its-charging-robots-loose.html#

https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-boston-dynamics-m-a-hyundai-motor/hyundai-motor-to-buy-robot-maker-boston-dynamics-from-softbank-idUKKBN28L09E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7xvqQeoA8c Boston Dynamics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlkCQXHEgjA Spot the dog

https://www.carmagazine.co.uk/car-news/first-official-pictures/toyota/cpod-electric-car/

https://electrek.co/2020/12/28/huge-year-end-discounts-and-rebates-drive-the-cost-of-new-evs-below-20k/

 

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In this podcast we get back on track again with a magazine episode. Some news, a survey, some clean energy and a classic car website. Plus the new Fiat 500e and how not to plan a Porsche Taycan trip...

And finally....what podcast would be complete without a mention of Tesla or Elon Musk at least once!

We're not been around for a while but we've been busy developing some great EV resources in the background during the last 3 months. Watch this space for announcements.

KwikFit car buying intentions surveyhttps://cardealermagazine.co.uk/publish/millions-of-people-in-the-uk-have-changed-their-car-buying-plans-because-of-the-pandemic/205596

Europe and UK Emissionshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-55179008

V2G - BBC Click (20:00 onwards)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOdMczkkjTU

Classic Car EV Conversions on a custom built platformhttps://www.zerolabs.com/platform

Porsche Taycan 9hr trip!https://www.theguardian.com/money/2020/nov/28/electric-cars-porsche-charging-network

Fiat 500e - The Late Brake show / Jonny Smithhttps://www.fiat.co.uk/500-electrichttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSwvQE0tgyM

Uber sells autonomous divisionhttps://uk.reuters.com/article/uber-atg/uber-sells-atg-self-driving-business-to-aurora-at-4-billion-idUKL1N2IN1W1

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The EV Choice podcast is a series all about electric vehicles.

Featuring:

Info - including a series for everyone completely new to EV

Reviews - Quick spins and walkarounds (cars and vans)

Tech - innovations including batteries

News - monthly roundups of EV news and happenings

Website: http://www.evchoice.co.uk

Twitter: @EV_choice

(Coming soon) You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLtY4TfEapCF2dtMTOEUOrA/

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How is the EV market going to be impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic? We explore a number of factors:

- the impact on global GDP- overall global car market- improved environment and buyer sentiment for EVs- reluctance to use public transport- oil prices plummeting- market shakeup - what does the ‘new normal’ look like? Who knows...

“Gas prices would have to fall below $10 per barrel - or go into negative territory - before gas-powered vehicles can start challenging EVs' low operating costs.”

“We’re not hearing of BEV supply chain investments being scaled back or deliberately delayed”

“Europe BEV sales forecast for 2020…is 625k which is 75% up on 2019”

https://www.venson.com/Media/ViewNews/177

https://lmc-auto.com/news-and-insights/covid-19-bev-sales/

https://www.transportxtra.com/publications/local-transport-today/news/65343/people-will-be-reluctant-to-use-public-t/

https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/The-Oil-Price-Crash-Wont-Stop-The-Tesla-Boom.html

https://www.buick.com/shop-click-drive

Turn up the nice birdsong sounds at the start :-)

Forgot to mention EU emissions directive as well. What an amateur! :-)

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We've rebranded! We're now EVnow.net, but you can still reach us via the previous evchoice.co.uk domain.

1: Covering the reaction to the UK Government’s announcement on 05 Feb 2020 banning petrol (gas), diesel and also hybrid cars from 2035.

2: Also commentary and analysis on the recent dramatic rise in Tesla’s stock price. We reflect what happened in the DotCom bubble and look at how Tesla has a lot in common with Apple.

This podcast was not in our plan and a last minute addition.... Normal service will be resumed soon :-)

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EV Monthly roundup - Feb 2020

At the start of each month EV Choice will be bringing you a roundup of interesting and unusual electric vehicle stories that have been reported in the previous month.Ionity https://ionity.eu/where-and-how.html#pricing

Volkswagen - e-golf and ID.3 https://www.volkswagen-newsroom.com/en/press-releases/volkswagen-passes-the-mark-of-250000-electric-vehicles-5699

https://www.manager-magazin.de/unternehmen/autoindustrie/volkswagen-ag-elektroauto-id-3-mit-massiven-softwareproblemen-a-1301896.html

Smarthttps://www.smart.com/

i-news and National Grid https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/electric-car-surge-exclusive-power-cuts-national-grid-overload-1366304

https://www.nationalgrideso.com/news

GM Cruise - Japan Todayhttps://japantoday.com/category/tech/gm's-cruise-heads-down-new-road-with-new-robotaxi-concept

Obrist - Tesla Model 3 REx (range extender) https://insideevs.com/news/394323/tesla-model-3-based-obrist-mark-ii/

Arrival https://arrival.com/news/uk-electric-vehicle-unicorn-arrival-receives-100m-investment-from-hyundai-and-kia

and finally.... :-)

The Electric Car diet!  https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/derby-news/derby-man-says-electric-car-3769342

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In this episode we visit the EV Experience Centre and have a (slightly unplanned...) quick spin in a BMW i3S - which was a lot of fun.

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